Animas Forks
Animas Forks is in San Juan, Colorado. Animas Forks is situated nearby to Duncan House, as well as near the ruins Gold Prince Mill Site.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Animas Forks and Eureka.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in northeastern San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 3½ miles south of Animas Forks.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 5 miles south of Animas Forks.
Animas Forks
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.93094° or 37° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-107.57065° or 107° 34′ 14″ westOpen location code
859JWCJH+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 8753905017OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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